The Center for Mississippi Health Policy (Center) is a non-partisan, nonprofit research group with the purpose of providing research and data to inform the planning, decision-making, and operations of health policy in Mississippi. Since the option for states to expand Medicaid eligibility presented itself in 2014, a major question for Mississippi state legislators and health professionals has been the total cost of expansion to the state. In 2022, the Center commissioned The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore … Read more...
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The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in MS
This is The Hilltop Group’s Presentation, “The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi” given to the House Medicaid Committee on 2-20-2024. It covers the Medicaid Expansion Study conducted by the The Hilltop Group UMBC and commissioned by the Center for Mississippi Health Policy.… Read more...
Establishment of presumptive eligibility for pregnant women (PEPW) in Mississippi
Executive summary
The recent expansion of postpartum care coverage in Mississippi is the first step towards improvement of maternal and infant health outcomes. The focus should now move to provision of appropriate and necessary prenatal care for pregnant women. As hospitals and clinics in rural areas are collapsing[i], pregnant women delay seeking prenatal care which pose challenges for both the mother and the fetus during pregnancy. Our recommendation to improve access and utilization of … Read more...
Medicaid Providers Performing Early Intervention Services by Physical Locations (Not Counties Served)
Note: Medicaid provided Early Intervention Service provider data by physical address and not county coverage therefore the below data does not represent counties the providers perform services.
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Data Table
Source: Mississippi Division of Medicaid September 2023… Read more...
Early Intervention (E.I.) Likely (13%) Eligible Population and MSDH Utilized E.I. Service Providers County Coverage
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Note: Some providers service multiple areas, so some numbers are duplicated as a result.
Data Table
Bar Chart
Source: Mississippi State Department of Health August 2023
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